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DCDCB5

#DCDCB5 April Showers

#DCDCB5 is a very light, muted yellow named April Showers. In the RGB color model it is made of 86.3% red, 86.3% green and 71.0% blue (rgb(220, 220, 181)). Its HSL value is 60° hue, 36% saturation and 79% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 18% yellow and 14% black. #DCDCB5 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 14.95:1.

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Variations of #DCDCB5

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#DCDCB5 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#DCDCB5 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #DCDCB5 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E4DAB6
  • Protanopia 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E3D9B3
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E1DAB4
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E4DAB6
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E1DBB6
  • Tritanopia 91% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #E2D7D1
  • Tritanomaly 96% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #DEDAC3
  • Achromatopsia 90% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D9D9D9
  • Achromatomaly 92% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DADAD1

#DCDCB5 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.40:1 Very poor#DCDCB5 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
14.95:1 Super#DCDCB5 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#DCDCB5 in CSS

/* April Showers */
.color { color: #DCDCB5; }
.background { background-color: #DCDCB5; }
.border { border: 1px solid #DCDCB5; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(220 220 181);
color: hsl(60 36% 79%);
color: oklch(0.885 0.052 107.4);

#DCDCB5 FAQ

What color is #DCDCB5?

#DCDCB5 is a very light, muted yellow. Its closest named color is April Showers. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #DCDCB5?

#DCDCB5 is rgb(220, 220, 181) in RGB, hsl(60, 36%, 79%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 18%, 14%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #DCDCB5?

The complementary color of #DCDCB5 is #B5B5DC, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #DCDCB5?

Black text has the best contrast on #DCDCB5: 14.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #DCDCB5 a warm or cool color?

#DCDCB5 is a warm color.